"Surprised, huh? Take a good look, this is the quintessence of our Norman war technology, the invincible and unique 'Flying Iron Horse'! Seeing that Weiss and Nikolai were full of surprise, Lieutenant Notts said triumphantly.

Due to the fact that he has recently spent very little energy in terms of special energy, and his life is relatively regular and his diet is relatively sufficient, Weiss was able to use the "human radar" for a long time to make a detailed observation of this unique air battle. Obviously, Lieutenant Notts's pride was justified, those Norman fighters who were like flying sharks really became a group of fierce and domineering sharks, shooting down several federal fighters with just one face, but they did not lose a single one. Although they have a large turning radius and are not as maneuverable as their opponents, their metallic bodies are like the armor of heavy cavalry, and they are almost oblivious to the bullets fired by Union fighters. Not only that, when the Union fighters took advantage of their mobility to attack from the rear of the Norman fighters, Leng Buding was attacked by the enemy's rear firepower, and after two or three rounds, the Union fighters continued to fall from the sky, but the Normans still suffered zero losses!

"What the hell......" Weiss muttered, and he turned his head to see Nikolai looking at the two fighters chasing each other in the sky, his expression both surprised and confused.

Weiss took a deep breath and asked the burly Lieutenant Notts, "This is the result of your research and development of artificial star source stones, right?" ”

Notts rolled his eyes and turned his head to look at Weiss: "He is worthy of being an expert in mechanics!" In one sentence! ”

According to his logical thinking, Weiss continued to ask: "You have all mastered this powerful technology, what is the point of holding us?" With their current combat effectiveness, they are simply an insoluble existence on the battlefield! ”

At this time, Notts changed his tone: "I think the same way, but ...... The big guys have their ideas, I can't guess it, and there's no need to guess it. Whatever they say, I'll do it, isn't it good? ”

Nikolai's attention was drawn to the conversation between Weiss and Notz, but she did not speak, but listened quietly.

Weiss raised his head, and in just a few minutes, the Federation fighters, who knew that they were not opponents, had begun to retreat - retreating, not only to preserve strength, but also to report the new enemy situation on the battlefield to their superiors, so that the commanders and friendly troops could prepare and respond as much as possible. If you can't fight the enemy, then try to outwit it, or pragmatically adopt a strategy to avoid war.

The Normans' "Black Flying Sharks", also known as the "flying iron horses" as Notts called them, have impeccable offensive and defensive capabilities in air combat, and judging from what has been observed this time, their shortcomings should be undoubtedly mobile. So when the Federation fighters took the initiative to withdraw from the battle, they did not chase after them, but circled in a large circle over the city of Somsonas. At this moment, Weiss couldn't help but wonder: are these flying iron guys going to return to the mothership to land, or can they land on the ground like ordinary planes?

After a while, the strange-looking Norman fighters flew towards the northwest. Weiss looked into the distance, and finally found the answer through a special vision: on the edge of the sky, there are several Norman ships, their combat power is not high, most of them are cruisers, but there are two combat readings that are not high, and the number of people on board is quite large, which should be large and medium-sized auxiliary ships.

"They're too heavy to land on normal grass, right?" Weiss speculated.

Lieutenant Notts, who obviously knew the answer, frowned, and replied with some reluctance: "The elite of your Clumber-Haysen family is indeed a very intelligent talent. ”

Weiss looked at Nikolai and told her with a look of relief that the enemy's new weapon was not as invincible as it seemed, but had many limitations.

If it hadn't been for that, the Normans would have regained air supremacy and turned the tide of the battlefield in their own way.

"You can go pack your things." Knotts said abruptly to the two.

"What do you mean?" Weiss immediately became vigilant.

Notts grinned: "Our new weapons are top secret, and it is impossible for you to put them here to study improvement plans, and the improved parts may not be able to be manufactured in such a factory." Don't worry, the rules of operation won't change while you're away, and workers will continue to make improved parts for regular airplanes. As for you, after coming up with new improvements as we requested, you will be sent back in full and, if they are happy, perhaps reward you with some freedom. ”

Most of the words were cryptic, but Weiss's mind was at high speed, and he had adapted to the way Notts spoke, and at once he captured the key message of the words: his and Nikolai's real role was to help the Normans improve their new weapons, and once the Normans achieved their goal, in order to keep the technical secret, they would most likely end their lives, which was what Lieutenant Notz called "rewarding a part of freedom".

Thinking of this, Weiss had a flash of inspiration and said in an ironic tone: "Are you crazy? Giving us access to your most core technical secrets? Ha! At the Belakaser Pass, in the frigid Monamolin Mountains, we have lost hundreds of our brothers, and we have touched it on your warships, but it is a pity that it is only a little close...... The artificial star source stone technology should be your biggest technical reliance in starting this war! ”

Lieutenant Notts finally put away his arrogance and contempt, and instead looked at Weiss with a wary look, and his tone became cold: "Do you know what you're talking about? With your words, I can kill you on the spot!" ”

Weiss raised his head and said, "Either shoot me on the spot, or don't let me touch your core secrets." ”

"Why?" Lieutenant Notts glared.

Weiss snorted, "Does this need to be explained?" Let's go, isn't that a clear way not to give us a way to live? Rather than help you improve your weapons and then be killed by you, it is better to die directly. ”

"Who said we're going to kill you?" Lieutenant Knotts tried to justify.

"Logic and Philosophy." Weiss replied.

Suddenly Knotts found himself speechless.

"Go ahead! Tell your masters that we refuse to cooperate. "If we are allowed to stay here and continue to do the work we did before, we can reluctantly accept it, but if we are asked to leave and do a job that has no way to live, sorry, we will not do it!" ”

Nikolai is also a very flexible character, and she followed up and said loudly: "Yes, go back and tell them that we won't do it!" ”

Lieutenant Notts was speechless, and after instructing his entourage to forcibly separate them and keep them under strict guard, he left with a gloomy face.

For the rest of the day, Lieutenant Notz did not show up again, and Nikolai was under house arrest in his room, and Weiss had no way to get a look. Annoying the caretakers, life still has to go on, and with the new mission already clear, Weiss began to adjust and deploy the factory's production so that it could be converted to improving the engine fairings, rigid struts, and cockpit steel plates used to improve the Norman aircraft as soon as possible. While tidying up, Weiss continued to ponder the Normans' "flying sharks". Obviously, thanks to the synthetic Star Source Stone technology, this fighter has transcended the scope of aerodynamics and become an "impossible existence", if they are allowed to gain mobility comparable to ordinary fighters, even if they are few in number and have limited ability to stay in the air, they are still a deadly threat to the Federal Army's flying forces. Now, it is necessary to find a way for the Federation Army to obtain key information related to it, and then use the right tactics and tactics to achieve the effect of using strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

So, Weiss wrote a note, pinning the hope of transmitting information and receiving himself and Nikolai's evacuation to the intelligence officers led by Brooks and the remaining members of the resistance, but when he was about to pass the note to the members of the Workers' Resistance League, he found that in addition to the soldiers brought by Lieutenant Notts, he was watching him very closely, and several workers were also closely monitoring his movements - I don't know whether they were bribed by the Normans or coerced, when Weiss observed them with a special eye, What I saw was a red dotted box that marked the hostile identity. With it difficult to avoid the stalk, his note didn't get through, but that wasn't the worst of it. In the evening, when he returned to his lodgings, he saw Lieutenant Notts standing there with a grim face, and four Norman soldiers, five big and three thick, escorting Nikolai to leave.

Weiss hurried forward, but before he could get closer, he was blocked by a burly Norman soldier.

"Hey! What are you doing! Weiss yelled, "Let her go!" You have the ability to rush at me! ”

Nikolai also struggled hard, but how was she an opponent of a group of Norman soldiers?

Notz walked unhurriedly over to Weiss, and then, in a gloating tone, said: "It is a pity that the genius engineers of the Clumber-Haytham family are not willing to contribute your wisdom to us, and we do not force it, but you are therefore disqualified from making demands on us. ”

Seeing Nikolai being stuffed into the back seat of the car by Norman soldiers, Weiss gritted his teeth: "Let her go!" What are the conditions, we can talk! ”

Notts sneered, he had eaten here in the morning, and it seemed that he was only satisfied with returning his brain to Weiss.

"Alright! Your Highness said that as long as you wholeheartedly help us improve the 'Flying Iron Rider', Miss Leboyd can always be by your side, even if you die, you will die together, but ......"

At this turn, Notz deliberately dragged out a long note, but did not find a panicked reaction in Weiss's eyes, and he looked a little disappointed.

"Your Highness said, you don't need to be so pessimistic. There are many ways to keep technology secret, and death is the stupidest and least efficient. ”

Weiss was not pessimistic, but reluctantly because Nikolai was going to be taken away. If you are separated, even if you try to get out of the predicament and return to the side of the Union army, it will be a victory with great shortcomings. In addition, for the new Norman fighters, there is only external performance data at the moment, and there is no more detailed technical performance, and the federal army will have to pay a lot of price to obtain this information on the battlefield. For both reasons, why not go into the tiger's den once?